Journal article
SERUM TGF-β IN THERMALLY INJURED RATS
Abstract
A severe thermal injury is commonly associated with immune suppression and increased susceptibility to sepsis, frequently leading to multiple organ failure. Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) is a potent immunosuppressive cytokine involved in complications associated with major trauma. Interleukin- 4 (IL-4) is thought to synergize the immunosuppressive activity of TGF-beta by promoting naive lymphocytes to differentiate and generate …
Authors
Varedi M; Jeschke MG; Englander EW; Herndon DN; Barrow RE
Journal
Shock, Vol. 16, No. 5, pp. 380–382
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
11 2001
DOI
10.1097/00024382-200116050-00010
ISSN
1073-2322